Horse-collar pad



July 8, 1924. 1,500,242

- c. H. GRINGS HoRsE COLLAR PAD Filed July 1e. 1923 Patented July 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES' CASPER HUGO GRINGS, OF WATERLOO, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T0 WATERLOO SADDLERY COMPANY, OF WATERLOOy IOWA.

HORSE-COLLAR PAD.

Application led July 16, 1923. Serial No. 651,946.

To all 'whom t may cof/wcm:

Be it known that I, CASPER HUGO Gizmos, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collar Pads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-collar pads, and the object of my improvement is to provide a rigid liner plate for a cushion envelope pad, the plate having means for anchoring it to the envelopeV against change of relative position, and other securing means connected to the pad thereby for releasably fastening an adjustable billet-strap thereto.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and it is to be understood that minor variations in said means are included within this invention.

Fig. 1 is a fragmental view of a horsecollar showing my improved pad and securing means mounted in its neck portion. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section through the medial part of the pad and the billet securing means. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pad with a part broken away. Fig. 4 is a like view of the pad, showing in addition the billet securing means. Fig. 5 is a plane view of the eared plate before bending. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the eared plate mounted upon the pad. Fig. 7 is a plan of part of the pad, showing the hooked projections of the liner protruding thereabove. Fig. 8 is a section of the middle of the pad, showiig said projections disposed as in Fi 'Ihe pad is of the arched and transversely dished or concaved shape of the usual type to fit within the neck part of a collar. It is composed of a rigid metal plate serving as a stiening liner and which is completely enclosed by a flexible cushioning envelope preferably made of alike pair of soft leather parts 2 and 3 placed u on the upper and under faces of the said inerplate 1, but of a little larger size to permit of stitching -said plate and provided with apertures in 100 their margins together around the plate, as shown at 9.

.PATENT, OFFICE? A The liner plate 1 has a pair of partially punched out projections along its median line bent upwardly at 4 and having their extremities 5 bent towards each other, and these hooks serve to clip and engage the top part 2 of the envelope to anchor the plate 1 in position against any shifting therein.

The plate 1 and the pad part 2'may be oriiiced in line between said projections 4 -5 to receive the pin 6, to project thereabove, the Hat head 7 of the pin being positioned between the lower face of the plate and the lower pad part 3. A small rectangular plate 13 may have a central hole 16 to seat it upon said pin with opposite margins of the plate clipped and secured by the hooked projections 4.-5. Other opposite parts 14 of the plate 13 are bent upwardly slopingly and provided with slots 15, so that an adjustable double-ended billet-strap 8 may have its middle part passed through said slots so that its ends may be secured to the collar buckles 11 adjustingly to keep the pad properly centered.

A small spacing sleeve 17 is Xed upon the pin 6 to uphold the strap 8 medially.

This permits the pad to be used either with or without the billet securing means as desired according to the type of collar and neck Hap connections in use.

Having described my invention, what I claimxas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: Y

1. A horse-collar pad, comprising a rigid liner plate having a pair of projections thereon spaced apart in the medial line of the plate, and a cushioning envelope of flexible material covering said plate .and apertured to receive saidprojections, the projecting ends of the projections being hooked over upon the envelope to anchor the plate thereto in one position preventing creeping thereon of the envelope.

2. A horse-collar pad, comprising a rigid metal liner plate Vhaving a pair .of hooked projections and an orifice intermediate the projections, a cushioning envelope covering line With said projections and said orifice, a headed pin traversing the orifice in the plate and the aiined aperture in the envelope, a member oriiiced to receive said pin there- 5 through and having opposite margins engaged by said hooked projections, other margins of said member being bent up- A Wardiy and slotted in line to receive a billetstrap, and a spacing-body mounted on said pin above said member to support the strap 10 medialiy, the extremity of the pin being inserted in a hole in said strap.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 30th day of June, 1923. Y

CASPER HUGO GRINGS. 

